Puffing Billy, Local Crafts & Dandenong Forest
$105 Adult $53 Child
Request BookingRide the Puffing Billy Steam Train for a memorable journey on Australia’s most notable narrow gauge railway. Enjoy the lush ferns and dense forests of the nearby Dandenong Ranges.
Includes Puffing Billy Steam train ride and Devonshire Tea
Operates: Tue, Thu & Sat
Departs: 8:10am from Federation Square, cnr Flinders & Russell Streets, Melbourne
Returns: 1.00pm (no hotel drop offs)
Tour Code: M5
*Pricing valid from 1 April, 2018
Highlights:
- Journey to the Dandenong Ranges to board the century-old Puffing Billy Steam Train for a 30-minute ride from Belgrave to Menzies Creek
- Marvel at the towering Mountain Ash and beautiful gullies of Sherbrooke Forest and enjoy the spectacular views and lush rainforest settings
- See the many native Australian birds and animals of the Dandenong Ranges – listen for their distinctive calls
- While admiring the fantastic forest scenery, look out for kookaburras, bell birds and king parrots
- Enjoy an included delicious home-made Devonshire Tea, hot fresh scones with jam and cream and the choice of tea or coffee, at Grants on Sherbrooke
- Hand-feed cockatoo birds in the Dandenong Ranges (seed provided)
- See the picturesque mountain villages scattered along the way
- Relax on the meandering drive that leads through lush forests and tall trees
- Visit the quaint village of Sassafras renowned for beautiful antiques and local craft
- Free time to wander and explore this little township